I've noticed the same problem on official ubuntu server 16.04.1 image for raspi2 and marked this bug as also affecting linux-raspi2 package.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1566468 Title: systemd-modules-load.service: Failing due to missing module 'ib_iser' Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in linux-raspi2 package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in open-iscsi package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux source package in Xenial: Fix Released Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Xenial: Confirmed Status in open-iscsi source package in Xenial: Invalid Bug description: On a number of VMs using Xenial daily builds 20160330 and 20160403, out of the box (just after booting for the first time), the following appears in dmesg at boot time: systemd[1]: systemd-modules-load.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE systemd[1]: Failed to start Load Kernel Modules. systemd[1]: systemd-modules-load.service: Unit entered failed state. systemd[1]: systemd-modules-load.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. The following related complaint appears in /var/log/syslog: ubuntu systemd-modules-load[352]: Inserted module 'iscsi_tcp' ubuntu systemd-modules-load[352]: Failed to find module 'ib_iser' It looks like 'ib_iser' is some Mellanox-related module, which I don't *think* is something that a stock cloudimg install should attempt to load but I may be wrong; in any case, it's not present (nor is there any similar whingeing) on similar VMs running off 14.04 cloudimg. More info: http://askubuntu.com/questions/753672/xenial-beta2-systemd- modules-load-service-failed-due-to-missing-module-ib-i --- root@testvm4:~# lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) Release: 16.04 root@testvm4:~# apt policy systemd systemd: Installed: 229-3ubuntu2 Candidate: 229-3ubuntu2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1566468/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
